Nanostructured Thin Films
Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2025
- Editors: Mohd Shkir, Kamlesh V Chandekar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 6 9 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 6 9 4 - 7
Nanostructured Thin Films: Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and deposition techniques used in the preparati… Read more
Nanostructured Thin Films: Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and deposition techniques used in the preparation of thin films at nanoscale by chemical and physical routes. The structural, optical, spectroscopic, electric, morphological, elastic, mechanical and magnetic properties of nanostructured thin films are thoroughly reviewed, and their applications in the fields of clean energy, solar cell devices, nanosensors, biomedicine, and on-chip devices are discussed. This book is a valuable resource to researchers and R&D professionals interested in thin film materials and the factors influencing their chemical/physical properties and the relationship between these properties.
- Provides a thorough overview of nanostructured thin films and their wide range of applications and deposition techniques
- Discusses the use of nanostructured thin films to develop efficient devices in the fields of biomedicine, solar cells, energy, and more
- Features fabrication techniques of nanostructured thin films using physical and chemical routes
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers interested in nanostructured thin films and thin films-based devices
1. Fundamental properties of nanostructured thin films
2. Fabrication techniques of nanostructured thin films by physical routes
3. Nanostructured thin films based different materials and their specific fabrication techniques
4. Characterization techniques of the thin films
5. Applications of metal oxides nanostructured thin films
6. Applications of metal sulfide nanostructured thin films
7. Spintronic applications of magnetite and heusler materials thin films
8. Solar cell applications: Dye-sensitized, Cu(inga)Se2, Cadmium Telluride, and Perovskite materials based thin films
9. Supercapacitor application of Manganese Oxide thin films
10. Magnetic Perovskite (ABX3; ABB’O6) and Manganites (MnO (OH), LnMnO3) based thin films
2. Fabrication techniques of nanostructured thin films by physical routes
3. Nanostructured thin films based different materials and their specific fabrication techniques
4. Characterization techniques of the thin films
5. Applications of metal oxides nanostructured thin films
6. Applications of metal sulfide nanostructured thin films
7. Spintronic applications of magnetite and heusler materials thin films
8. Solar cell applications: Dye-sensitized, Cu(inga)Se2, Cadmium Telluride, and Perovskite materials based thin films
9. Supercapacitor application of Manganese Oxide thin films
10. Magnetic Perovskite (ABX3; ABB’O6) and Manganites (MnO (OH), LnMnO3) based thin films
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Mohd Shkir
Dr Shkir is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Physics from M.J.P. Rohilkhand University (MJPRU), India, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Jamia Millia Islamia, India. Dr Shkir is the recipient of the Excellence award “Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Award for Excellence in Scientific Research 2020” for his work on the project “Structure-based modulation of SARS-CoV2 Nucleocapsid protein-protein interaction: Towards drug designing against COVID-19” (COVID-19 RC#09).
His scientific interests focus on nonlinear optics, nanotechnology and nanostructured thin film fabrications for optoelectronic device applications which combines experimental and theoretical techniques. He is also interested on the fabrication of new systems and devices based on nanomaterials and nanostructured thin films for future applications. He is currently working on Nano-synthesis and nanostructured thin films development of different kind of materials for biomedical, optoelectronic, solar cells, energy, photodetectors and radiation detection applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, King Khalid University, Department of Physics, College of Science King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaKC
Kamlesh V Chandekar
Dr. Kamlesh V. Chandekar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, India. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur for Investigation of structural, elastic and magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite nanostructures. He also received M. Tech. in Nanotechnology from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra and M. Sc. in Physics & Electronics from Rashtrashant Tukadoji Maharaj (R.T.M.) Nagpur University, Nagpur. His current research interests include experimental condensed matter physics, and nanotechnology, with a focus on the nanotechnology and fabrication of nanostructured thin film for device applications which combines experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Department of Physics, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s, Vashi Navi Mumbai, India